The Main Character Experience™ Podcast
Helping Black women heal toxic patterns, rebuild their identity, and walk in unshakable confidence as the Main Character of their life.
If you’re a Black woman starting over in life, love, career, or healing—welcome home.
The Main Character Experience™ is a mindset and personal growth podcast for women who feel stuck, overlooked, or tired of shrinking in rooms they were born to own.
Hosted by Kala C. Simmons—Master Social Worker, Certified Life Coach, and Confidence Strategist—each episode delivers no-fluff coaching, empowering mindset shifts, and emotional mastery tools rooted in identity development, self-worth, and bold personal transformation.
Inside each episode, you’ll learn how to:
- Rebuild your confidence after a breakup, breakdown, or breakthrough
- Set boundaries without guilt or backtracking
- Navigate career pivots and purpose shifts in your 30s, 40s, and beyond
- Heal your relationship with yourself so you stop performing for validation
- Step into your Main Character Era™ with power, peace, and presence
This podcast centers the lived experiences, emotional labor, and brilliance of Black women navigating fresh starts, but let’s be real—growth has no shade card. If you’re a woman who values truth, healing, and a little side-eye-worthy humor along the way—you belong here.
Through raw conversations, personal stories, and next-level confidence coaching, Kala will help you stop playing small and start showing up as the woman you’ve always been.
✨ Your next chapter starts now. Are you ready to take up space?
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Episodes
189 episodes
How to Stop Playing Small and Step Into Your Calling
Hello Gorgeous, welcome back to The Main Character Experience™!This episode is for the woman who knows she’s been playing small, waiting for the “perfect moment,” or hiding the truest version of herself.I’m sharing exactly what ha...
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Picking People Apart Won’t Put You Back Together
In today’s episode of The Main Character Experience™, Coach Kala Simmons gets real about a viral moment that sparked a bigger conversation about judgment, emotional healing, and accountability.When the CEO of Astronomer was caug...
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How to Process Your Emotions Without Spiraling: 4 Steps to Heal, Release, and Regulate
In this powerful episode of The Main Character Experience™, Confidence Strategist and Feelings Translator Coach Kala Simmons walks you through a transformational 4-step emotional processing method that will help you stop living on emot...
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You Took A Break... Here's Why You Still Feel Broken
Hello Gorgeous, and welcome back to The Main Character Experience ™️It’s been a minute — and I needed it. A week in Cali, no alarms, no people-pleasing, no performing. Just me, in my rhythm. My joy. My rest. ✨But c...
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🧨 Freedom to Feel: The Most Radical Independence of All
Hello Gorgeous, and Happy (Complicated) Independence Day…While the U.S. celebrates freedom with fireworks and fanfare, today’s episode of The Main Character Experience™ offers something deeper: 💥 An invitation to e...
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This Is Why Your Coping Skills Aren't Working Anymore
Welcome back to The Main Character Experience™ — where healing gets real, stories get raw, and breakthroughs happen in real time.In today’s episode, Kala shares a deeply personal story that starts with a dream weekend getaway… and ends ...
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4 Identity Shifts That Helped Me Rewrite My Life
In this episode, I’m sharing 4 major identity shifts that completely transformed my life. From people-pleasing and burnout to reclaiming my self-worth and stepping fully into my main character energy. I get personal, real, and ho...
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The Truth About Safety, Support, and Sitting on the Ledge
“Fine was never the goal. Freedom was.” This one is personal, tender, and oh-so powerful.In this milestone episode, I’m celebrating 2 years, 182 episodes, and thousands of downloads across six continents—but more importantly, ...
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Is It Self-Sabotage… or Just “Bad Timing”? Let’s Talk Sis.
Hello Gorgeous, welcome back to The Main Character Experience™ podcast!It’s June—the halfway point of 2025—and this episode is your wake-up call. If you’ve been spinning your wheels, disappearing when things get good, or ...
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The Day I Chose Me: A Love Letter to the Woman Who’s Tired
If you’re feeling low after the long weekend, questioning your worth, or wondering if you’ll ever feel like yourself again — this episode is for you.Kala gets real about the moment she hit rock bottom, how she clawed her way back, and wh...
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No Fluff. All Fire 🙌🏾🔥
Hello Gorgeous, it’s here. 🙌🏾🔥 The Main Character Mini Makeover has officially dropped—and I’ve taken out all the fluff so you can finally stop spinning your wheels and start living the life you’re proud of....
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Rocking the Mic in Real Time (Even on 7% Battery & a Flat Tire 😅)
What do you do when life is falling apart in real time—but you still have to show up?In this juicy storytime replay from a LIVE I did earlier this week, I’m sharing how I stayed in Main Character Mode with 7% battery, a flat tir...
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Fear is NOT the Author Of Your Story... It's Time To Take Back The Mic
Hello Gorgeous, Welcome back to the Kollective! If you’ve ever felt like you're showing up almost as your full self—but still holding back just a little—you’re not alone.In this powerful episode, we’re callin...
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Are Negative Thoughts Controlling Your Life? How to Take Back the Script
Hello gorgeous, and welcome back to The Main Character Experience™ Podcast — where we don't just play a role, we write the script.In this powerful mini-episode, Coach K asks the question that could change everything:&...
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7:33
Major Rebrand. Major Moves. How to Step Into Your Main Character Era & Level Up Your Life This May
Hello Gorgeous, and welcome back to The Main Character Experience™! 🎬✨In today’s episode, I'm giving you the full scoop: 🔥 We’re unveiling a silent rebrand (it’s been a wild ride — trademark talk an...
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7:11
The Plot Twist No One Saw Coming: 3 Easy Steps To A Brand New YOU!
Hello Gorgeous, and welcome to The Main Character Experience™ Podcast! 🎬✨In this episode, we’re flipping the script and diving into one of my favorite topics: a life plot twist. Not just the kind you see in movies — but t...
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6:41
30 Days of Video Content: The Real Tea on Confidence and Consistency
Hello Gorgeous, welcome back to The Girlfriend’s Guide to Main Character Energy! ✨ In this episode, I’m pulling back the curtain on my 30-day video challenge and sharing what actually happened — the good, the uncomfortable, and the glo...
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11:28
3 Bold Truths, You Didn't Know You Needed This Week
Hello Gorgeous! 💖This week’s episode is NOT for the faint of heart — it's for the woman who knows she's made for more but keeps hesitating to make her move.We're kicking off the week with a heavy dose of tough love (deliver...
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7:20
Overcoming Fear & Perfectionism: The Power of Showing Up
Welcome back to The Kollective, Gorgeous! Today’s episode of The Girlfriend’s Guide to Starting Over is all about SHOWING UP, even when it feels uncomfortable. ✨This past month, I pushed myself harder than ever—going live 5...
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7:47
The Two Hardest Lessons I Had to Learn & How to Conquer Fear
In today’s episode, I’m sharing a replay of a powerful live Q&A session from The Green Room—my exclusive group coaching community. We dive into two of the hardest lessons I’ve ever learned: 1️⃣ Stop creating competit...
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8:43
My Story & Why I'm the Main Character Coach
Hello Gorgeous,In this powerful episode, I'm sharing a story that's deeply personal — my own. If you're feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like you're constantly living for others, this is the episode you need to hear.💔 From divorce a...
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20:03
If Self-Help Isn't Helping... Try This
Hello, Gorgeous! ✨If you’ve ever found yourself devouring personal development books, binge-watching trainings, and listening to all the podcasts—but still feeling **stuck**—this is for you. Today, we’re talking about why **learning isn’...
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6:49
Reclaiming Your Main Character Energy: Tap Back In
Hello, Gorgeous! 💕 Welcome back to The Girlfriend’s Guide to Main Character Energy! If you’ve been feeling stuck, uninspired, or like your New Year’s resolutions have already fallen by the wayside—this episode is for YOU.
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Self-Love, Self-Worth, & The Power Of Raising The Bar
Hello, Gorgeous ✨In this episode, Coach Kala Simmons explores the transformative power of self-love and self-worth, emphasizing the distinction between self-worth and self-confidence. She discusses how self-love is an action that reinfo...
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8:25
How To Romanticize Your Life & Step Into Your Main Character Era Pt. 2
Hello, Gorgeous! ✨In this episode, Kala Simmons continues the discussion on the art of romanticizing life, emphasizing the importance of shifting from a mindset of waiting for happiness to actively creating it. She highlights the signif...
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